cat /dev/ttyS?

[Brian Dessent]

steven woody wrote:
> 
> why can't get incoming COM2 data by the following command:
> 
> $ cat /dev/ttyS2
> 
> but i can get the data by other windows serial monitor programs on the
> same port.

ttyS2 is the third serial port.  The first serial port is /dev/ttyS0, so
for COM2 you want /dev/ttyS1.

Brian


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